I Think Therefore I Yam
I was puzzled by a recent post in PsychCentral. I read it and reread it. I waited a few days to see what comments people would write. I looked at some of the other posts referenced by the author. Finally, I arrived at the same conclusion I had when I first read the post — this [...]
Am I My Own Placebo Effect?
The puzzle of the human experience is that a thought – which comes from somewhere in the mind which comes from somewhere in the brain – can compel me (me? Who is this “me” that’s being compelled?) to engage in physical activity, like running, that in turn changes the physiology of the brain that changes [...]
Just Another Manic Adderall Monday
I’ve got a new doctor and new medication. Random Thought Number 4807: Two months without medication and I finally understand why ADHDers think they are “gifted.” They assume that their ability to turn off their prefrontal cortex (PFC) by neglecting to take their stimulant medication, thereby neutralizing its civilizing effects and opening the floodgates of [...]
From Dud to Stud: Medication, Sex and Adult ADHD
Note to the Reader: The following is purely anecdotal and not meant to be a scientific survey or study. However, everything written here is true. “Does the Wellbutrin cause problems with sex?” “No. It has no effect on that,” the psychiatrist assured me. ‘Okay, my age must be catching up with me,’ I thought to [...]
Do You Agree With This 5 Min. Description Of Adding Negative Numbers, or Wadda Ya Think About Dis Theory of ADHD?
The question I ask is pretty straightforward. After viewing this video – Addition & Multiplication Practice – please let me know if you agree that the sum of two negative numbers is itself a negative number. For example, do you agree that -7 + -7 = -14? (You can leave your thoughts about this in [...]
Adult ADHD: The Silent Killer
Sometimes I try to imagine how different my life would be if I was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age. (From the perspective of age 52, a “younger age” would be 36.) The changes that have occurred in my life during the past few years — improvements in memory; ability to meet deadlines (well…sometimes); ability to visualize the future (this is improving in leaps and bounds)
Customized, Personalized Medicine: Dr. Parker’s Methodology for ADHD Treatment
Precise neuroscience evidence dramatically changes health delivery, health applications. Dr. Charles Parker, ADHD Medication Rules: Paying Attention To The Med For Paying Attention Six years ago I read Driven to Distraction and diagnosed myself as being ADHD. I shared my findings with a psychiatrist. He handed me a small card that had five questions on [...]
The Physiological Basis for Consciousness: A Reply to Jeff’s Letter
Transcription Dear Jeff, I like this theory of quantum consciousness but I get worried when it kind of seems too perfect, to fit too well. I did manage to get the library – not an easy trip from where I am staying. Anyway, once I see Deepak Chopra’s name even tangentially associated with something (he [...]
What Is “Borderline Personality Disorder”?
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) BPD is a mental illness that affects people within particular localized geographical areas. Patients with BPD exhibit signs of “border obsession.” Diagnosis A patient with BPD will exhibit all three of the following symptoms obsessive concern with border control obsessive concern with border crossings obsessive concern with the flow of illegal [...]
The Physiological Basis for Consciousness: A Reply to Dom’s Letter
Transcription Dear Dominic, Thanks for your letter. Despite the crappy stationary I was still able to read it. Now I know what to get you for Christmas though I’m sure you would prefer another one of those beers of the month things. Your ideas about consciousness definitely got me thinking and, of course, googling. I [...]
Mapping Clinical Manifestations of Psychiatric Disorders to the Underlying Neurophysiological Lattice: Towards a Vocabulary of the Ecology of Mind
Note to the reader: While cleaning out my attic I stumbled across some items from my college days when I spent a lot of time in the stacks of the Bobst Library. Always fascinated by old books (and, I must admit, the aromatic allure of old paper) I would search out the dark corners of [...]
Filling in the Gap: Some Thoughts on Dr. Parker’s “Psychiatric Diagnostic Labels: Functional or Static?”
Transcription So you’ve got the “traditional” psychiatric community on the left that engages, to some degree, in the “talking cure” whereas, on the right you have the neurophysiology that underlies those terms and have a tangible physical existence within the brain. The problem is that gap between the left side and the right side, the [...]
Camp Runamuck: A Summer Camp for ADHDers
Welcome to Camp Runamuck! Camp Runamuck, established in 1994, is located in Chester County Pennsylvania, 2 hours northwest of New York City. The Camp is set on a 100 acre campus with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, hockey rinks and gymnasiums. Camp Runamuck also has a large lake, an in-house ice cream parlor and a [...]
ADHD Brains Develop More Slowly
“Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have slower developing brains, when compared to children without ADHD, however, in most cases they still follow a normal pattern of development, according to an article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).” Source: ADHD Brains Develop More Slowly Despite the slower development of the ADHD [...]
The World of Dr. Baughman – Psychiatrists are Charlatans
“Psychiatrists go to medical school like all physicians, learn how to distinguish normal/no disease from abnormal/disease. However, having gotten their MD degree, they begin their residency training in psychiatry, which is to say, they leave behind the science and practice of medicine–that having to do with real diseases. But they don’t tell there patients, rather [...]
